The Suppression Headquarters is quite lively nowadays, because Sun Pojun's children who came from the provincial capital have moved in, bringing a lot of vitality to this ancient mansion.
Secret negotiations between the Montenegrin faction and the Haixi faction are ongoing.
But the Suppression Headquarters naturally could not withdraw now, and the mountain battalion even entered the mountains from Guidong to attack Gao Changxing's bandit group.
Gao Changxing's bandit gang was one of the main gangs responsible for the Yangshanyu tragedy.
Unfortunately, the military operation, originally code-named Operation Dawn, failed to capture or kill Gao Changxing, and he escaped.
One of the difficulties in the negotiations between Heishan and Haixi was that the Heishan faction demanded that the bandit leaders and core members who committed the Yangshanyu tragedy be extradited to Heishan for trial. The list included more than one hundred people.
The Haixi side naturally would not agree to this, as it would be no different from raising the white flag and surrendering.
Especially when comparing the strength of the two sides, Montenegro is the weaker side.
However, Haixi has a powerful enemy, the neighboring Northern Xinjiang Province, and the contradictions between the two sides are becoming increasingly acute.
Legally speaking, the Black Mountain system is an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Griffinni, but the kingdom is currently in civil strife, and the five provinces south of the Yangtze River are almost like independent kingdoms. But no matter what, it represents the power from the south.
The Haixi side was in the wrong for supporting the banditry and did not want to fall out with the Montenegrin Legion at this time, so they began secret negotiations.
But the harsh conditions of the Montenegrin system could not be agreed to at all.
Negotiations between the two sides also reached a deadlock.
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There are many shops in the county town of southern Guangxi. The headquarters of the suppression campaign is located in the suburbs of the county. There are many outsiders, such as government officials and garrison troops, coming and going. In addition, the bandit gangs have been in decline recently, and the passage to Haixi has been opened. There are gradually more traveling merchants, which has greatly prospered the world.
Sitting in the car and looking at the scene outside, Lu Ming nodded. He felt that his trip was not in vain. As the time to leave was getting closer, he felt reluctant to leave.
He looked at Pei Wanjun who was sitting next to him. She was wearing a dark purple cheongsam. She was dignified and elegant, yet had an indescribable charm.
Lu Ming scratched his head. Gao Baoshan also found it very strange. He wanted his sister-in-law to come home for dinner and insisted on inviting him. Wasn't it embarrassing
The man who has taken possession of your daughter-in-law goes to your mansion with her and eats at the same table with you. Is he what was called a cuckold in the previous life? Does he like the feeling of being humiliated
He looked at Granny Tuolong sitting in the passenger seat in front of him and was not afraid that she would poison him.
What's more, it was you who gave your daughter-in-law to me. I thanked you profusely at that time just for the protection you received here. Now you feel humiliated and want to assassinate me. Aren't you mentally ill
Although, people in this world change with time, there are many such mentally disturbed people.
The reason why I "accepted" Pei was because Gao Baoshan actually committed many evil things, but from the perspective of political influence, I had to spare his life. So, since you are willing to endure the humiliation, you might as well taste the feeling of having your wife and daughter-in-law taken away by force.
What's more, Gao Baoshan sent his daughter-in-law away in order to save his own life. His old subordinates would despise him and his prestige would be further damaged. His chances of making a comeback would be slim.
I don't want to keep a time bomb here.
When I leave here, it doesn't matter whether I return Pei's money or not. In the eyes of the Gao family, no matter how I explain, no one will believe that I haven't even touched Pei's money with my little finger, right? Besides, I won't explain anything.
Hmm? It seems that I can't say that I haven't touched her with a little finger.
The night we lured the enemy in the tent at Xiaohuling Village...
Lu Ming glanced to the side, his eyes inadvertently falling on the exquisite and attractive curves wrapped tightly in the cheongsam, and the towering peaks...
It seemed as if, when everyone was in chaos that night, I accidentally caught him.
Of course, these don't count, though.
Lu Ming coughed and suddenly asked, "What do you want to do in the future?"
Pei had been in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about, but as soon as Lu Ming spoke, she came back to her senses and turned around in surprise: "In the future?"
Lu Ming nodded: "Speaking of which, I will probably be leaving soon, and you will naturally be free. If you return to the Gao family, you can say that you have a clear conscience. From my point of view, although it is considered to have ruined your reputation, it is not your fault. It is also as your father-in-law wishes. He has never relaxed his protection of him, and several assassins from the provincial capital have been arrested. Although, you don't need to make me happy by doing these things. I am just doing what I promised."
Pei lowered her head and remained silent.
Lu Ming pondered and said, "From what I know about you, you probably won't return to the Gao family. If you have any plans in the future, you can tell me. We are also the host and guest. I will help you if I can."
I felt helpless, but I could be considered a friend of women. I had given many beautiful wives and concubines in feudal families a chance to be reborn, which was not bad.
Pei remained silent for a long while, then whispered, "Thank you, Commissioner."
At this time, the car slowly stopped. A row of people stood at the foot of the stone steps of Gao Mansion. The leader was Gao Baoshan, who was smiling. When he saw the car stop, he rushed two steps in front of Grandma Tuolong, bowed and opened the car door, and said with a smile: "Mr. Commissioner, Miss Pei, please get out of the car!"
Seeing the once powerful Gao Lushuai now hunched over with gray hair and looking servile, Lu Ming sighed in his heart.
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There were only Lu Ming and Gao Baoshan at the dinner table.
Moreover, Gao Baoshan quickly dismissed his attendants. In the restaurant, only Granny Tuolong stood solemnly beside Lu Ming with her hands hanging down. No other servants were seen.
Gao Baoshan expressed his gratitude again and again and toasted Lu Ming with a few glasses of wine. Lu Ming chatted with him in a casual manner, and he could feel that Gao Baoshan did not simply want to thank him for the family dinner.
Suddenly, Grandma Tuolong raised her head and saw a middle-aged man in a suit and tie coming over from behind the screen at the side door of the restaurant.
Gao Baoshan immediately smiled, stood up and said, "Mr. Commissioner, let me introduce you to someone. This is Commissioner Sun Cheng, from the provincial capital, the Deputy Commissioner of the Third Front Army's Military Discipline Inspection Office!"
The middle-aged man walked over with a smile and extended his hand. Lu Ming stood up and shook hands with him.
I also know who the visitor is: Sun Chonggu's uncle and Sun Gan's younger brother.
The main members of the Sun family all know what is going on.
"You guys chat, you guys chat..." Gao Baoshan got up and left.
"Commissioner Sun came to southern Guangxi secretly. I guess he has something important to tell you?" Lu Ming smiled.
Not only did he come to southern Guangxi secretly, but he also met me secretly through Gao Baoshan's family dinner. In fact, I didn't need to ask, I knew why.
Gao Baoshan, on the other hand, had finally been able to be used by the Sun family, and he was probably extremely enthusiastic. After all, his political enemies in the provincial capital were much less important than the Sun family. If the Sun family was willing to speak, all the clamor and attacks against him would disappear.
Sun Cheng's face was very serious. "Commissioner Zhang, I won't exchange pleasantries with you. The commander of the 302nd Brigade, Sun Pojun, is planning to rebel. The situation is serious. Commissioner Zhang, have you noticed anything?"
"Is there any evidence?" Lu Ming did not pretend to be surprised.
Sun Cheng nodded: "The letters he wrote to Liu Xiang, an important official in Haixi, are all in my brother's archives. He was definitely not wronged."
Lu Ming frowned slightly: "Is this the information given by the Haixi people? Could it be a plot to sow discord? Now is the critical moment to suppress the bandits and put down the rebellion, and it is also the time to use people..."
"Don't worry, Commissioner Zhang. The arrest of Sun Pojun will not affect the cooperation between our two armies." Sun Cheng looked at his watch and said, "The arrest operation should have started by now." He paused, "It's not just the intelligence from Haixi, there's also a report from Wang Nianzong, the deputy commander of the 302nd Brigade. We will definitely not arrest the wrong person."
Wang Nianzong? Lu Ming was slightly startled. He was the brother who had followed Sun Pojun all the way. From the outside, they seemed to be close friends.
It turns out that it was just a chess piece planted by Sun Gan
Yes, these old men who have experienced countless open and secret struggles and stood at the top of the Northern Territory, which one of them is not shrewd, gloomy and terrifying
Compared with them, Sun Pojun is not at the same level at all.
Compared to them, I am actually a little immature.
I was still thinking about how to use the 302 Brigade for my own benefit, and I thought too simply. How could Sun Gan send out his elite troops without any precautions? I could detect that Sun Pojun had ulterior motives in a short time, let alone those old elites
But he had the advantage of having lived two lives as a human being, and he had started from scratch, without relying on the branches of these old people to grow.
Otherwise, in the East China Sea, whether it is Elder Qing or Elder Fang, if I go against their wishes, they will teach me a lesson in minutes.
The defeat of Sun Pojun might be a trap set by Sun Gan. He wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate Sun Pojun and lure the snake out of its hole.
Otherwise, if Sun Pojun was punished for no reason in the provincial capital, the soldiers would be dissatisfied. Sun Pojun still had some prestige in the 302 Brigade.
Now, there are letters that prove that Sun Pojun is going to rebel, and it has been confirmed, and he has been captured with tremendous force. Even the subordinates who were originally loyal to Sun Pojun were caught off guard and had no moral stance, so it would be difficult for them to cause any big waves.
Moreover, Sun Gan had probably been secretly communicating with the Haixi side for a long time.
It’s not that he wants to betray Commander Ren Zhonglin, but when people reach their level, they will naturally make friends from all sides.
Moreover, the relationship between this second-in-command of Longbei and Ren Zhonglin was originally more like that of an ally, but he was the weaker party.
Many of the internal power structures of the great warlords in my previous life were of this kind.
As for Sun Pojun's betrayal, no one knew whether it was a trap set by Liu Xiang, the important official in Haixi, or whether he saw that Sun Pojun could not influence the success or failure of the bandit suppression campaign, so he simply gave up on him and did a big favor to the Sun family in Longbei.
Or maybe both.
In short, this is what happened. There is no need to think about it. There will be no accidents in this arrest.
Because I didn't smell any wind.
Of course, this is also because this is an internal affair of the 302nd Brigade.
I know that Sun Pojun had other intentions when he found an excuse to bring his children from the provincial capital here.
In the end, he took it smoothly, but I'm afraid it would paralyze him instead.
"Commissioner Zhang, the 302nd Brigade will still cooperate with you in suppressing the bandits here, so please rest assured. Besides, I heard that the wife and children of the bandit Sun Pojun are all in the residence of the bandit suppression chief?" Sun Cheng looked at Lu Ming's expression.
Lu Ming thought for a moment, "I have known Brigadier General Sun for a while. I am a concubine and good friends with Madam Wang. Moreover, in modern society, misfortune does not affect the wife and children. I will send her wife and children to the East China Sea and will never return to the Northern Territory in this life."
Sun Cheng hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll take note of Commissioner Zhang's promise!"
Lu Ming sighed inwardly, even the youngest son of the Sun family was much stronger than Sun Chonggu, and was more knowledgeable and decisive.
The second generation of warlords mostly suffered a drastic decline in status compared to the first generation, which is really beyond one's control.
From Sun Cheng's point of view, if Sun Cheng firmly refused to agree to his conditions, then he would still have something to say, and he would even consider whether to intervene in the capture of Sun Pojun. Although Sun Pojun was ambitious, especially in colluding with enemy chiefs on the front line, which was a taboo, he actually didn't like him very much.
But there is still some ties of friendship. If we intervene in this great change of the 302nd Brigade, there may be other variables.
But Sun Cheng agreed very readily. Moreover, although his status and position were obviously much lower than mine, he acted as if he attached great importance to his opinion, which made people speechless.
Sighing inwardly, Lu Ming picked up the wine glass and said, "Commissioner Sun, let's drink."
Sun Cheng nodded slightly and seemed relieved.
Lu Ming immediately became alert. It seemed that the Sun Gan family had made a very in-depth assessment of the Black Mountain System and attached great importance to it. This was not a good sign.